2007 Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh vs Ireland
{{date|April 15, 2007}}

[[w:Ireland cricket team|Ireland]] have defeated [[w:Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]] by 74 runs in the Super 8 phase of the [[w:2007 Cricket World Cup|World Cup]] at the [[w:Kensington Oval|Kensington Oval]], [[w:Bridgetown|Bridgetown]], [[w:Barbados|Barbados]]. As a result of Bangladesh's loss, neither side can now reach the semi-final stage of the competition. This is the second victory over a [[w:Test cricket|Test playing]] nation that Ireland have achieved in their first appearance in the World Cup, having [[2007 Cricket World Cup: Pakistan vs Ireland|beaten Pakistan]] in the group stages and now means that Ireland have qualified for the [[w:ICC ODI Championship|ICC ODI Championship]].

'''Toss:''' Ireland won, and elected to bat first.

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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-92 (Bray, 25.3 ov), 2-101 (Morgan, 27.5 ov), 3-128 (NJ O'Brien, 33.2 ov), 4-176 (Porterfield, 41.3 ov), 5-215 (KJ O'Brien, 47.1 ov), 6-233 (White, 48.5 ov), 7-237 (Johnston, 49.3 ov)

'''Did not bat:''' [[w:Kyle McCallan|Kyle McCallan]], [[w:Boyd Rankin|Boyd Rankin]]

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Shahadat Hossain|Shahadat Hossain]]|overs=9|maiden=1|runs=51|wickets=0|econ=5.66}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Abdur Razzak|Abdur Razzak]]|overs=9|maiden=0|runs=48|wickets=0|econ=5.33}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Mohammad Rafique|Mohammad Rafique]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=42|wickets=0|econ=4.20}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Saqibul Hasan|Saqibul Hasan]]|overs=10|maiden=0|runs=44|wickets=1|econ=4.40}}
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{{Cricket match box end}}

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{{Cricket match batsman status|player=[[w:Habibul Bashar|Habibul Bashar]]|status= b Johnston|runs=32|balls=57|4s=2|6s=0|strike_rate=56.14}}
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'''Fall of wickets:''' 1-18 (Shahriar Nafees, 6.3 ov), 2-45 (Aftab Ahmed, 10.1 ov), 3-48 (Saqibul Hasan, 12.4 ov), 4-93 (Tamim Iqbal, 20.0 ov), 5-102 (Mohammad Ashraful, 22.0 ov), 6-131 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 30.4 ov), 7-134 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 31.2 ov), 8-138 (Mohammad Rafique, 33.4 ov), 9-169 (Abdur Razzak, 40.4 ov), 10-169 (Habibul Bashar, 41.2 ov)

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{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Dave Langford-Smith|Dave Langford-Smith]]|overs=10|maiden=1|runs=27|wickets=2|econ=2.70}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Andre Botha (cricketer)|A C Botha]]|overs=8|maiden=0|runs=31|wickets=1|econ=3.87}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Trent Johnston|Trent Johnston]]|overs=7.2|maiden=0|runs=40|wickets=2|econ=5.45}}
{{Cricket match bowler status|bowler=[[w:Kyle McCallan|Kyle McCallan]]|overs=8|maiden=1|runs=25|wickets=2|econ=3.12}}
{{Cricket match box end}}

'''Bangladesh:''' [[w:Tamim Iqbal|Tamim Iqbal]], [[w:Shahriar Nafees|Shahriar Nafees]], [[w:Aftab Ahmed|Aftab Ahmed]], [[w:Saqibul Hasan|Saqibul Hasan]], [[w:Mohammad Ashraful|Mohammad Ashraful]], [[w:Habibul Bashar|Habibul Bashar]] (capt), [[w:Mushfiqur Rahim|Mushfiqur Rahim]] (wkt), [[w:Mohammad Rafique|Mohammad Rafique]], [[w:Mashrafe Mortaza|Mashrafe Mortaza]], [[w:Abdur Razzak|Abdur Razzak]], [[w:Shahadat Hossain|Shahadat Hossain]]<br>
'''Ireland:''' [[w:William Porterfield|W T S Porterfield]], [[w:Jeremy Bray (cricketer)|J P Bray]], [[w:Eoin Morgan|E J G Morgan]], [[w:Niall O'Brien (cricketer)|N J O'Brien]] (wkt), [[w:Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)|K J O'Brien]], [[w:Trent Johnston|D T Johnston]] (capt), [[w:Andrew White (cricketer)|A R White]], [[w:Dave Langford-Smith|D Langford-Smith]], [[w:Andre Botha (cricketer)|A C Botha]], [[w:Kyle McCallan|W K McCallan]], [[w:Boyd Rankin|W B Rankin]]  

'''Player of the match:''' [[w:William Porterfield|W T S Porterfield]] (Ireland)

Umpires: [[w:Steve Bucknor|S A Bucknor]] (West Indies) and [[w:Bill Bowden|B E Bowden]] (New Zealand)<br>
TV umpire: [[w:Simon Taufel|S J A Taufel]] (Australia)<br>
Match referee: [[w:Jeff Crowe|J J Crowe]] (New Zealand)<br>
Reserve umpire: [[w:Rudi Koertzen|R E Koertzen]] (South Africa)<br>

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/current/match/247498.html|title=42nd Match, Super Eights: Bangladesh v Ireland at Bridgetown, Apr 15, 2007|author=|pub=Cricinfo|date=April 15, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc-odi/content/story/290679.html|title=Ireland qualifies for LG ICC ODI Championship|author=James Fitzgerald|pub=ICC|date=April 16, 2007}}
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Ireland have defeated Bangladesh by 74 runs in the Super 8 phase of the World Cup at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados. As a result of Bangladesh's loss, neither side can now reach the semi-final stage of the competition. This is the second victory over a Test playing nation that Ireland have achieved in their first appearance in the World Cup, having beaten Pakistan in the group stages and now means that Ireland have qualified for the ICC ODI Championship.

'Toss:' Ireland won, and elected to bat first.

'Fall of wickets:' 1-92 (Bray, 25.3 ov), 2-101 (Morgan, 27.5 ov), 3-128 (NJ O'Brien, 33.2 ov), 4-176 (Porterfield, 41.3 ov), 5-215 (KJ O'Brien, 47.1 ov), 6-233 (White, 48.5 ov), 7-237 (Johnston, 49.3 ov)

'Did not bat:' Kyle McCallan, Boyd Rankin


'Fall of wickets:' 1-18 (Shahriar Nafees, 6.3 ov), 2-45 (Aftab Ahmed, 10.1 ov), 3-48 (Saqibul Hasan, 12.4 ov), 4-93 (Tamim Iqbal, 20.0 ov), 5-102 (Mohammad Ashraful, 22.0 ov), 6-131 (Mushfiqur Rahim, 30.4 ov), 7-134 (Mashrafe Mortaza, 31.2 ov), 8-138 (Mohammad Rafique, 33.4 ov), 9-169 (Abdur Razzak, 40.4 ov), 10-169 (Habibul Bashar, 41.2 ov)

'Bangladesh:' Tamim Iqbal, Shahriar Nafees, Aftab Ahmed, Saqibul Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Habibul Bashar (capt), Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mohammad Rafique, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Shahadat Hossain
'Ireland:' W T S Porterfield, J P Bray, E J G Morgan, N J O'Brien (wkt), K J O'Brien, D T Johnston (capt), A R White, D Langford-Smith, A C Botha, W K McCallan, W B Rankin  

'Player of the match:' W T S Porterfield (Ireland)

Umpires: S A Bucknor (West Indies) and B E Bowden (New Zealand)
TV umpire: S J A Taufel (Australia)
Match referee: J J Crowe (New Zealand)
Reserve umpire: R E Koertzen (South Africa)
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